LIFE STAR - Non-injury incident

DATE
8/11/05 1900 Hrs EST
PROGRAM
LIFE STAR
VENDOR
Air Methods Corporation
ADDRESS
80 Seymour St.
Hartford, CT 06102
WEATHER
Clear. Not a factor
AIRCRAFT_TYPE
BK 117
TAIL#
N138HH
TEAM
Pilot, Flight Nurse, Flight RT. No injuries reported. No patient.
DESCRIPTION
While returning from a cancelled call, the medical crew member in the
front seat adjusted the small sliding window on his door. As he was
adjusting the window, it departed the AC. The pilot did not notice
any unusual changes in AC performance and the team landed at home
base without incident.
ADDITIONAL INFO
Upon landing and visually inspecting the AC, no damage was found
except for the missing window. The aircraft was repaired and put
back in service.
SOURCE
Steve Haemmerle, LIFE STAR Management Team
VIA
David Kearns, CONCERN Coordinator
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transport programs when an accident / incident has occurred.
Please share the above information with your program staff. If
you have further questions, please contact the CONCERN Coordinator,
David Kearns at 800 525 3712 or email: coordinator@concern-network.org.